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Maractus

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Maractus マラカッチ

Grass Generation V Cactus Pokémon
Height 1.0m Weight 28.0kg
Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain (Hidden Ability)

Pokémon Profile

It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Maractus · Total 461

HP 75
Attack 86
Defense 67
Sp. Atk 106
Sp. Def 67
Speed 60

Basic Info

Gender Ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Catch Rate
255（33.3%）
Egg Groups
Grass
Egg Cycles
20
Base Friendship
50
EV Yield
Sp. Atk+2
Base Experience
161
Shape
Columnar
Color
Green
Experience
1,000,000（Medium Fast）

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Defensive (when attacked)

2× Weakness Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Poison ×2 Flying ×2 Bug ×2
1/2 Resistance Water ×0.5 Electric ×0.5 Grass ×0.5 Ground ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Water ×2 Ground ×2 Rock ×2
1/2 Resistance Fire ×0.5 Grass ×0.5 Poison ×0.5 Flying ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Dragon ×0.5 Steel ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Maractus Maractus

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
— Spiky Shield Grass Status — — 10
— Ingrain Grass Status — — 20
— After You Normal Status — — 15
— Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
— Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
4 Growth Normal Status — — 20
8 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
12 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90 10
16 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
20 Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
24 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
28 Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100 20
32 Synthesis Grass Status — — 5
36 Petal Blizzard Grass Physical 90 100 15
40 Cotton Spore Grass Status — 100 40
44 Sunny Day Fire Status — — 5
48 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
52 Acupressure Normal Status — — 30
56 Petal Dance Grass Special 120 100 10
60 Cotton Guard Grass Status — — 10

Wild Encounters

Generation V

Black

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Desert ResortLv.20Walking10%

Black 2

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Desert ResortLv.19Walking10%

White

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Desert ResortLv.20Walking10%

White 2

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Desert ResortLv.19Walking10%
Generation VI

Alpha Sapphire

Hoenn

Location Level Method Chance
Mirage IslandLv.36-38Walking10%

Omega Ruby

Hoenn

Location Level Method Chance
Mirage IslandLv.36-38Walking10%

X

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Friend SafariLv.30Walking33%

Y

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Friend SafariLv.30Walking33%

Maractus Competitive Movesets & Sets

Maractus movesets cover 4 generations and 5 formats with 6 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

4 Generation 5 Format 6 set
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Pokédex Entries

Generation V
Black：
It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
White：
Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Black 2：
When it moves rhythmically, it makes a sound similar to maracas, making the surprised Pokémon flee.
Generation VI
X：
It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
Y：
Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Generation VIII
Sword：
With noises that could be mistaken for the rattles of maracas, it creates an upbeat rhythm, startling bird Pokémon and making them fly off in a hurry.
Shield：
Once each year, this Pokémon scatters its seeds. They’re jam-packed with nutrients, making them a precious food source out in the desert.